Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1887-12-16
MERE MENTION.

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OLYMPIA is the distributing point
for Puget Sound oysters.
Z The Fcetw6od makes her landing a
the Long Wharf at low tides.
Harry McElroy and Mitchell Harris
made brief visit to Seattle this week
Hon. Edward Whitson, Mayor OF
:, North Yakima, was in the city this
I week.
Miss Harriet NJ. johnson has been
appointed Assistant Secretary to the
Governor.
Hon. Tom Nicklin was made happy
by the arrival OF his wife, "Wednesday
evening.
Frank Convey arrived home Thurs
day evening, to remain until after the
I holidays.
The North Pacific came here Mon
day and Tuesday in place Of the Emma
Hayward.
A boom of logs near the Eastside
bridge, which contains one million
feet, board measure.
Mrs. Elder left, yesterday, for Ia.
coma, where she goes to spend the
winter with her daughter, Mrs A. J
| Littlejohn.
Captain Charles NJ Holton, of the
Yakima Republic, is taking in the Cap
ital this week.
Our streets were deserted appear
snce, yesterday afternoon, nearly
everybody having gone to Steilacoom
DR.. Carlyon was chosen Treasurer
of the Territorial Dental Association
formed at. Seattle, Tuesday of this week
Mr.. NJ. O'Conner's stock of Christmas
goods makes a fine display in the new
store to which they have been removed
The local trains will hereafter leave
at IA. NJ, instead of half-past 7, con-
= Meeting with the north-bound train at
Tenino, for Tacoma.
A petition is being circulated among
our citizens and in the camps of the
vicinity asking Congress not to re
move the duty on lumber.
The weather the past week has been
IN alienation of calm and storm, with
the temperature scarcely at a point
that required an overcoat at any hour
Of the day or night.
e Misses Alice Hayden and Jennie
Young have been visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. Forbes, of Tacoma, this week.
They were guests at the grand ball at
The Tacoma, Tuesday evening.
WATCHES, all styles and prices, at
Eimenson's.
Harry McElroy denies the assertion
Of the Seattle Inteligancer, that he in
tends to change his residence to that
lefty. He says that Olympia is good
5enough for him in all respects.
Go to O'Connor's old stand for your
Christmas presents.
The New York Cash Store has re-
sembled beehive the past week from
s1she numbers that have been contin-
uslly coming and going, in quest Of
holiday goods.
TALCoTr's Bros, have over 1000
pair of spectacles and eyeglasses, and
wil guarantee you fit.
The White House resembles a fairy
palace in the brilliant display of goods
appropriate to the holiday season.
Joe never "gets left" when it comes to
The selection of stock of goods that
fsuits the people.
Dox'r forget to buy your Christmas
i presents at O'Connor's old stand.
! Col. ]. F. Parker, the energetic edi-
tOr and proprietor of the Wslla Walla
6tatesman, called in to see how legis.
ktive affairs were progressing, while
On one of his periodical revolutions
over this part OF his orbit.
BEAUTIFUL line of hand-painted satin
4 and feather-edge fans at Toklas & Kauf'
mans.
4 The Gold-Bar, the model restaurant
Of Puget Sound, has adopted the check
system, and extended its bill of fare sc
= to include almost everything that
would tempt the taste Of an epicure
Conducted as it is on first-class prin'
1ciples, it continually grows in popular
ity.
THAT beautiful Decorated China al
Van Epps' is going like hot cakes. Go
and buy before the best is.all gone.
The New England dinner given by
the ladies Of the Presbyterian church
Wednesday evening, in Columbia Hall
VAS pronounced by all who attended
TO have been the pleasantest affair Of
the season, and quite sum was real
ned for the cause it was designed te
promote.
4 1000 new umbrellas in silk, alpaca OF
gngham with the latest style gold OF
elver headed handles Just opened al
Ioklas & Kaufman's.
It will be observed that the City
Council have taken the preliminary
seps for the annual election of theil
nccessors ON the 9th of next month
u will be a matter of more than or
sinary interest, from the fact that, in
stead of three, five terms expire, Mr.
c'menson being the only Councilman
Who holds over another year. The
Aayor is, of course elected annually
4 board Of Councilmen should b.
ehoeen who will continue the polio,